This boy went missing and was never the same again welcome back Charlie here today we're going to
look at people who went missing or disappeared only to be found sometimes years later after
experiencing some horrific things first we have to look at Stephen stainer on December 4th 1972
Stephen stainer was walking home from school that's when he was approached by two men Irvin
Murphy and Kenneth Parnell they took Stephen to Kenneth's house and held him captive even
coercing Stephen into becoming Kenneth parnell's son Stephen was only seven years old when he was
taken but when he was 14 he decided to escape he ran to a nearby police station and explained that
he'd been missing for seven years Irvin Murphy and Kenneth Parnell were both arrested and Stephen was
finally reunited with his family it was very weird though as his parents hadn't seen him since he was
seven years old sadly Steven never recovered from his abduction he struggle to adjust to
normal life and he preferred to keep his ordeal private and not talk about it too much sadly when
Stephen was 24 years old he passed away this was after his motorcycle collided with a car meaning
that he only had 10 years left of his life after he escaped captivity next let's look at Elizabeth
Smart in 2002 14 year old Elizabeth Smart was asleep in her bedroom that's when she was taken
by Brian Mitchell Elizabeth's Sister Mary saw the whole thing happen but cleverly pretended to be
asleep Brian Mitchell held Elizabeth Smart captive for nine months but eventually Mary was able to
recognize Brian Mitchell as the kidnapper leading to his arrest Brian Mitchell did work around the
family home meaning he was known to the family but he had no idea that Mary saw him kidnap Elizabeth
thankfully Brian was arrested and Elizabeth was saved mainly thanks to her sister Mary's quick
thinking Brian Mitchell was sentenced to life in prison without parole next we have to look
at Oxana Malaya this girl was literally raised by dogs Oxana Malaya is from Ukraine when she
was only three years old her parents abandoned her in a cold field to try and stay warm baby Oxana
tried to crawl into some words but while in the woods she was discovered by a pack of wild dogs
you may assume these wolves would have attacked or eaten Oksana but instead they took her in as
one of their own and raised her like a wolf she lived with these wild wolves for five years that
was until she was found by humans who were hiking in the Woods by the time Oksana was rescued she
couldn't speak all she could do was bark and run around on all fours eventually Oksana was taken
into foster care she was taught how to walk and also how to speak she's now an adult but
sadly never became fully normal again you could say she's still got that dog in her burnt Jokes
Aside she does still exhibit animal behavior and only has the brain capacity of a six-year-old it
is sad Oksana will never be the same again but at least these wild dogs literally did save her
life there's no way a three-year-old would have survived in the woods alone moving on let's look
at Riker Webb in 2022 Riker Webb was reported missing from his home the red-headed toddler had
been walking around in the woods near his family's cabin but he wandered off into the woods and got
lost he was missing alone for two days in rural Montana in an area inhabited by mountain lions and
bears there were also severe thunderstorms and the temperature was only 40 degrees Fahrenheit
A search party went out to try and find the boy and after hours of calling Riker's name
they finally heard him shout back he was very scared and clearly shaken by the experience but
Riker was unharmed and was soon reunited with his parents authorities still want to know why Riker's
parents took two hours to report him missing but the important thing is this boy is safe
despite his harrowing experience moving on let's look at Robert mcdonoghue in 2013 Robert
mcdonoghue disappeared from his home in Maine the elderly man had dementia so naturally his family
were very worried Authority searched the area but found no trace of Robert burnt as a news crew was
reporting on his disappearance Robert casually walked into the frame of the news report Robert
was totally unaware of Everton and didn't even know he'd been missing thankfully Robert was
totally unharmed he'd simply wandered into the adjacent Forest near his home somehow avoiding
the search team's efforts moving on we have to look at Julian Hernandez in 2002 Bobby Hernandez
abducted his son Julian only leaving behind a note for Julian's mother for 13 years Bobby and
Julian lived under fake identities in Ohio very far away from where they used to live in Alabama
but in 2015 when Julian applied for college a school counselor discovered his missing status
the school counselor called the police meaning that Julian was finally reunited with his mother
Julian's father Bobby was sentenced to four years in prison but surprisingly Julian said
he forgives his dad despite them living a lie for 13 years next let's look at nuang thi van
one evening 16 year old nawang thi van from Vietnam was out late because she came home
late her mother locked her out so instead nuang went to a karaoke bar that's where she met a man
who trafficked her to China in China nuang was forced into marriage and was married for 21 years
before making her Escape when she returned she was reunited with her parents who I'm sure regretted
locking her out that night it's crazy that she was gone for over two decades but thankfully
now lives a normal and happy life in Vietnam Next we have to look at JC Dugard in 1991 11
year old JC Dugard was kidnapped she was taken by a man named Philip garrido while in Captain
activity JC would give birth to two of Philip's daughters she experienced Stockholm syndrome and
believed she was in love with Philip in 2009 Philip went to a college campus with his and
JC's daughters Philip was accompanied by a woman who was later identified as Jason police went to
search Philip Garrido's home and behind his house they found many sheds and Tents which is where JC
and her daughters had been kept Phillips house was known as the house of horrance and to this
day is censored on Google Maps for this reason thankfully JC was rescued and taken back to her
family JC was taken when she was only 11 years old and spent 18 years in captivity meaning that
she was now 29 when she was found again despite these horrible years of her life Jason now lives
happily Philip garrido was sentenced to 431 years behind bars and Philip's wife Nancy was sentenced
to 36 years this was for helping Philip hold JC captains moving on let's look at Petro Pacifica
in 1984 Petra pasika failed to show up for her brother's birthday this led to her
family believing that she'd been kidnapped a man confessed to her murder and the case was closed in
1989 but in 2015 during a burglary investigation in Dusseldorf Germany a woman going by the name
Mrs Schneider revealed herself to be Petra petitka it turned out Petra had not been murdered after
all instead an innocent man had been convicted for her murder Petra had simply been living in
Germany under a fake name Anne had been keeping up the charade for over 30 years moving on let's look
at Savannah Todd in 1994 Savannah Todd's parents divorced Savannah Todd's father won custody so in
response Savannah's mother Dorothy kidnapped her they fled from New Zealand to South Carolina USA
and lived under fake names Savannah's mother remarried Savannah was raised to believe that
her stepfather was her biological father but in 2011 the truth emerged when her mother Dorothy
confessed Dorothy was arrested and sentenced to prison time while Savannah was reunited with her
biological father named Ben finally let's look at Timothy Carney in 2004 Timothy Carney vanished
for nearly seven years Timothy's parents searched for him finally on September 23 2011 Timothy was
found safe but he didn't want to talk very much about where he was for all those years his parents
believed he'd fallen in with a cult named gospel Outreach burnt exactly why Timothy went missing
for seven years is still unexplained to this day now it's time for you to make your voice heard
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